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The Jacksonville Weather Office in Jacksonville was established in September 11, 1871. The following have been the Officials/Meteorologists-in-Charge:
| U.S. Army Signal Corps | |
| Sgt. D.A. Daball | Sept. 11, 1871 - Dec. 1872 |
| Sgt. Richard M. Laughlin | Jan. 1873 - Dec. 1876 |
| Sgt. Fred L. Gosewisch | Jan. 1877 - Feb. 1879 |
| Sgt. J.W. Smith | Mar. 1879 - Aug 1887 |
| Sgt. Titus S. Townsend | Sept. 1887 - Nov. 1889 |
| Sgt. S.L. Dasher | Dec. 1889 - Nov. 1890 |
| Sgt. E.R. Demain | Dec. 1890 - Mar. 1895 |
| U.S. Weather Bureau/National Weather Service | |
| Alexander J. Mitchell | Apr. 1895 - Jun. 1932 |
| Walter J. Bennett | Oct. 1932 - Sept. 1949 |
| Roland L. Anderson | Oct. 1949 - Jan. 1956 |
| Roger J. Plaster | Jan. 1956 - July 1, 1972 |
| Hurtis Smith | Aug. 1972 - Dec. 1974 |
| Jack J. Schnabel | Jan. 1975 - Aug. 1994 |
| Stephen M. Letro | Sept. 1994 - Present |
The Weather Bureau Airport Station (WBAS) was established at Imeson Field/Airport on October 31, 1930. The following were the Officials-in-Charge at Imeson Airport:
** WBO and WBAS were combined at Imeson Airport in January 1956. Roger Plaster became MIC of the combined offices.
Through the years the U.S. Weather Bureau/National Weather Service Office has been located at various sites in the Jacksonville area. Weather Records were begun by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1871. Previous to that temperatures were recorded by reliable observers from 1829, and rainfall from 1851 (Judge F. Bethune 1829-1833, Dr. A.S. Baldwin 1838-1872). Breaks in the record occurred during the Indian Wars and the War between the States.
